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Winter Class Schedule - "Retirement Planning Today"
Do you know how to play tic tac toe? Who taught you? When did you start to win? When you figured out the strategy. Who teaches the rules to money management? Who makes the rules? What is the motivation of the rule makers?
This course is designed to pull back the curtain on the financial services industry and expose the truth about money and investing.
You do not need to know everything about finance, just what applies to you. How much time and effort does the average American spend chasing money? Does it make sense to spend some time to learn if you are on the right track? This course will touch on all aspects of financial planning as well as in-depth discussion on the common areas that keep us from having peace on mind over our investments.
If you are ten years or less from retirement this course is not a luxury rather a necessity.
What if? What you thought was the best way to plan for retirement turn out not to be. When would you want to know?
We hold An Educational Course for Adults - Ages 50 to 70 twice a year. Fall and Spring Sessions. Our next scheduled sessions are as follows:
SPONSORED BY: Central PA Institute of Science and Technology (CPI)
540 N. Harrison Road
Pleasant Gap, PA 16823
Tuesdays - February 28th and March 6th - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Thursdays - February 23rd and March 1st - 6:30pm to 9:30 pm
SPONSORED BY: Penn State Altoona
Penn State, Continuing Education & Training
Devorris Downtown Center
1431 12th Avenue
Altoona, PA 16601
Tuesdays - March 13th and March 20th - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Thursdays - March 8th and March 15th - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
Community
Member - Wild Life for Everyone
The mission of the foundation is to provide benefit to the wildlife of Pennsylvania. The foundation will support the Pennsylvania Game Commission to preserve and enhance wildlife habitat, wildlife scientific research, wildlife education, land preservation, youth programs, and construct a wildlife education and research center. If you have a love of the outdoors, whether it be scenery, hunting, trapping, hiking, or wildlife viewing know that your participation with the Wildlife Foundation is an important way you can make a significant difference.
http://wildlifeforeveryone.org
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club - sponsor for 2011 Golf Tournament
The Nittany Lion Wrestling Club serves wrestling at all levels including
Scholastic, Collegiate, and Olympic.
The NLWC supports the wrestling community in Central Pennsylvania by
http://www.nittanylionwrestling.com
The State College Spikes - Corporate Sponsor 2011 season
Stadium Address: 112 Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, University Park, PA 16802
Telephone: (814) 272-1711 or (877) 99-SPIKES
Fax: (814) 272-1718
E-Mail: frontoffice@statecollegespikes.com
Website: www.statecollegespikes.com
MLB Affiliations: St. Louis Cardinals (2006), Pittsburgh Pirates (2007-Present)
League: New York-Penn League (Short-A)
Years in League: 2006-present
Associated Builders & Contractors of Central PA
Members and participant/volunteer for 25th Annual ABC Golf Tournament
Welcome to ABC Central Pennsylvania
ABC is the leading commercial construction association. We are the voice of the industry and our collective voice is more powerful than one company standing alone.
Through your ABC membership, communities are improved, friendships are built, leadership skills are developed and business contacts are made. Whether you need assistance improving your bottom-line, providing for your employees, or taking advantage of the discounts available exclusively to you - we're here to serve you!
http://www.abccentralpa.org
Workshops
Our Investor Education Series is designed to continue our client’s education and continually reinforce an academic and scientific approach to investing. Every 3 - 4 months we will conduct a dinner session, or what we like to refer to as a “Date Night”, for clients and their select guests. Our ultimate goal is to achieve the elusive peace of mind through clarity; that’s based on education and understanding. It can be very disconcerting to have all or part of your life savings invested and not understand what you are doing.
Education leads to clarity, clarity leads to confidence and confidence to peace of mind. If you are intimated by the financial industry, DO NOT BE!
If you can read this, you can learn to be a confident investor! Why not you? Why not now? Call us and get started 866-867-5745.
Workshops in our Investor Education Series include:
Separating Myths From Truths
What are the myths of investing? Many of the mistakes that investors make are due to the fact that most of the information they receive about investing is marketing in disguise. Ever wonder why everyone seems to have a different opinion on how you should invest your money? Ever wonder why an investment that you bought didn't do as well as you had expected? Find out how the investment world really works in this first step to conscious investing.
Choosing your Investment Philosophy
A solid, well-understood investment philosophy provides a stable foundation upon which to base future decisions. Once you have an investment philosophy it will simplify every decision you will ever have to make about investing. This is one of the most important, but usually overlooked, aspects of investing.
Understanding the Dimensions of Risk & Return
The words "risk" and "return" have a different meaning to different people, it's easy to get confused. Understanding the Dimensions of Risk and Return clarifies these frequently talked about, yet rarely understood, concepts of investing.
Examining your Expectations
Begin to understand the relationship between expectations and results and you will see that it is crucial to your peace of mind about investing. No matter what it is in life, your expectations are the deciding factor in how you feel about the outcome.
The Investment Vortex
Investors and advisors face many challenges as they work together to build a diversified and prudent investment strategy to meet the investor's individual goals. One of the key components to lifelong investment success is an investor's ability to set reasonable and appropriate expectations for investment performance. Unfortunately it has also been one of the most difficult things for investors to achieve consistently. During this session, we will focus on understanding the Black Hole of Investing: The Investment Vortex.
Structuring Your Free Market Portfolio
Most investors will never know what really makes a portfolio work. In Structuring Your Portfolio, we will break down each aspect of building a diversified portfolio that maximizes return for your given level of risk. Our purpose is to break down the academic research conducted over the last 50 years and communicate how it applies to you and your investments.
Costs: The Dark Side of Investing
Tackling this topic is somewhat intimidating because it is an area of empirical and academic research that is wrought with complexity, confusion and a high degree of uncertainty. In this seminar, using layman's terms, we're going to examine the costs associated with investing in order for you to better understand this area that can cause great havoc and destruction to your investment portfolio. After we have finished this material, you will know much more than most investment professionals, stockbrokers, financial advisors, and insurance agents - People who are in the business of giving financial advice and/or earning commissions on their advice or recommendations to investors. So you will be well-armed to understand what's really going on in the investment world.
The Critical Mindset for Harnessing the Power of Free Markets
One of the most exciting and challenging journeys a person will ever take is the journey of investing. Delving into how money works, how markets work, and how wealth is created in a lifelong commitment and journey that can be very rewarding. It can also be extremely destructive and painful if done the wrong way.